Lesson 1
Tips for a New School Year Start

Guidance

How to beat the stress and organize your study environment? 新的學(xué)期已經(jīng)來(lái)臨，有的同學(xué)滿懷信心，有的同學(xué)卻憂心忡忡。親愛的同學(xué)們，面對(duì)新的壓力和挑戰(zhàn)，你們準(zhǔn)備好了嗎？或許你會(huì)從下面的建議中獲取靈感呢！

1 The summer holiday is over. Some students are thirsty for knowing their new teacher and meeting their friends to share their summer adventures, and while others are more worried about the new year. Here are some tips to help you beat the stress and organize your study environment.

Reconnecting with a healthy lifestyle

2 During holidays, children have often been allowed to sleep late and eat a little of what they wanted at any time. The first thing to do is to help yourself make a smooth start and not to wait until the last day to find a healthy lifestyle. You should get used to having regular and reasonable hours of sleep and eating healthy food. This of course needs several days of “rehabilitation.” The ideal thing is to start reconnecting with a healthy lifestyle one week to ten days before school starts.^①

Create a pleasant study environment

3 A few days before school starts, do a tidy-up of the desk and the shelves. Sort and throw away the relics of the past year. Donate your old books, pens and school things if they are still usable. Clean up your desk. Make it a comfortable place to do your homework. Your workplace should be a quiet well-lit corner where it feels good.

Talk over with your parents

4 If you feel anxious of the new school year, it is very important to talk to your parents about your fears. They will surely find a way to help you get over your fears and gain confidence. They will certainly show you that they believe in your abilities, and will be willing to help you with your first pieces of homework if need be.

Beat stress

5 If you are overly anxious about performance, work through your negative beliefs,^② especially the beliefs about the implications of school failure. Good performance will be achieved only when you beat your fears and discover your own personal worth.

Set goals

6 Enjoy setting goals for yourself, so you can get over your weaknesses and reach your full potential. Your study goals must be realistic and achievable. For example, start with small steps to reach higher targets.^③

Motivation

7 Achieving some goals will certainly motivate you to reach more challenging targets. Another motivating factor would be to understand that you work mainly for yourself and your future career. You must understand that studying well is your chance for self-development.^④

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Notes

^① The ideal thing is to start reconnecting with a healthy lifestyle one week to ten days before school starts. 理想的狀況是：從開學(xué)前一周甚至十天前開始再次建立健康的生活方式。

^② If you are overly anxious about performance, work through your negative beliefs… 如果你過(guò)度焦慮自己的表現(xiàn)，要先解決你的消極想法……

^③ For example, start with small steps to reach higher targets.例如，從小處著手，慢慢抵達(dá)更高的目標(biāo)。

^④ You must understand that studying well is your chance for self-development. 你得清楚明白：好好學(xué)習(xí)是為了給自己自我發(fā)展提供機(jī)會(huì)。

Practice

Ⅰ. Reading comprehension

1. “Another motivating factor would be to understand that you work mainly for yourself and your future career.” The underlined word “career” means__________in Chinese.

A. 生涯

B. 經(jīng)歷

C. 進(jìn)程

D. 頂點(diǎn)

2. What should you do to create a pleasant study environment?

A. Donate your old books, pens and school things.

B. Clean up your desk.

C. Sort and throw away the relics of the past year.

D. All of the above.

3. If you feel anxious of the new school year, __________is very important.

A. setting goals

B. creating a pleasant study environment

C. talking over with your parents

D. reconnecting with a healthy lifestyle

4. When should you do a tidy-up of the desk and the shelves to create a pleasant study environment?

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5. According to the passage, when will good performance be achieved?

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Ⅱ. Writing practice

New school year has started. What would you like to do to beat the stress and organize your study environment? Please write down your plans, and then share them in groups.

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